Diplomacy & language
A.G.NOORANILapses from civility are rare in diplomacy, but the diplomat’s reputation for care in the use of language has at times landed him in trouble.
Crime of criticism in West Bengal
Suhrid Sankar ChattopadhyayIn West Bengal, Congress spokesperson Sanmoy Bandopadhyay is ...
Sri Lanka: New reality
R.K. Radhakrishnan Recently in Sri LankaRegardless of who wins the presidential election on November ...
Death blow to Islamic State
John CherianThe U.S. President’s self-congratulation over the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was a product ...
Youths all over the world stand up to power
John CherianYouths rise in protest in Chile, Ecuador, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt against elitist rulers, neoliberal ...
Myanmar: Struggling democracy
Luv PuriAs Myanmar gets set for the 2020 general election, peaceful and inclusive democracy remains a far ...
Gurudas Dasgupta: Working-class warrior
Suhrid Sankar ChattopadhyayGurudas Dasgupta (1936-2019), doyen of the trade union movement, eminent parliamentarian, fiery orator and an affable gentleman, dedicated his life to ...
A Nobel-winning prescription for symptoms
V. SridharAs the euphoria over India’s latest Nobel Prize win subsides, it is time to question the validity of randomised control trials advocated by the prize ...
Haryana and Maharashra election results: Reality check
Venkitesh RamakrishnanThe results of the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections halt the march of the Hindutva juggernaut and give the opposition parties space and time ...